Tag: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg

Mason Greenwood braced for Juventus raid on Marseille midfield linchpin Hojbjerg

Mason Greenwood
December 2025

Mason Greenwood’s revival at Marseille is under threat as Juventus prepare a move for midfield general Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, whose controlling displays and defensive balance have underpinned the club’s Ligue 1 title charge and allowed the English forward to thrive in attack. La Gazzetta dello Sport report Juve see Hojbjerg as the ideal deep-lying organiser for Spalletti’s system despite already having Manuel Locatelli, targeting his blend of physical presence, leadership and vertical passing as a “Christmas gift” signing, leaving De Zerbi battling to protect his core spine.

Hojbjerg hails Neuer’s tough-love example as key Bayern leadership lesson

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Marseille / ex-Bayern Munich)
November 2025

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has highlighted Manuel Neuer’s leadership as a defining lesson from his Bayern spell, recalling how the goalkeeper combined blunt criticism in training with personal encouragement that helped the midfielder feel trusted despite struggling for minutes in a stacked squad. He told Bild that Neuer sometimes spoke to him sharply in training, then later put an arm around him and said everything was great, proving how firm standards mixed with care can lift a player, while he viewed quieter Philipp Lahm as another model captain.

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